PLAN: Criteria for a Student-Centered Exam For the PDSA cycle I chose to use data notebooks during the Fitnessgram test. I chose them because they are engaging, interactive and promote sharing, trust, teambuilding, reflection and coaching. (Pitas, 2000) In physical education I am always looking for ways in which students can reflect on their exercise habits and set goals for their future. I want to educate students about being healthy for life and what better way than to manage their own exercise and reflect on how it works. They would share their beliefs with me along with their goals. They would trust me to help them achieve their goals and for their personal information on how they want to portray themselves physically. They would also reflect their opinions on the class and help me devise strategies that would help them achieve their goals and allow me to adapt my teaching to better serve them. I think the idea of using data notebooks to track their growth and reflections is a great idea especially in my school context.PLAN: Student-Centered AssessmentFor my student-centered assessment I chose to use something I don't have never done before but which our administration wants to use which are the data notebooks. Each day this week I asked students to answer a question so they could self-reflect on the unit. After class ended I asked the students to change clothes and write about the topic on the board. My questions included:1. What can I (the teacher) do to improve your PACER score?2. What is the hardest fitness test and what can I do to make it easier?3. What are my goals for the next Fitnessgram test? How can I reach them?4. What extracurricular activities can help… half of the paper… think more deeply. Overall, I really thought these data notebooks were a great resource for me and my students. I have received a lot of helpful feedback on my teaching and the activities I have taught. I can make changes for the second semester to help them maximize success in their fitness goals. I know that as a teacher it's always a great feeling to know that you are making an impact on students' lives and I got to read exactly how I was doing that. I just hope I can get them to reach their goals. References: Miller, J. (2013). Video conference: assessment for learning. Stefl-Mabry, J. (2004). Transforming rubrics into powerful learning assessment tools. KnowledgeQuest, 32(5), 21-25.Stiggins, R., & Chappuis, J. (2008). Improving student learning: Creating dramatic improvements in achievement through formative assessments. District Administration: The Journal of School District Management.
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